Dec 16 2023
Mount Wrangell Broad, ice-covered, and still volcanically active, Mount Wrangell is one of the most remarkable mountains in Alaska. Rising to 14,163 feet (4,317 meters) in the Wrangell Mountains, this enormous shield volcano dominates the landscape of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Mount Wrangell does not have the steep, sharply pointed profile that many …
Dec 16 2023
Mount Saint Elias Towering above the glaciers and coastal lowlands of Alaska and Yukon, Mount Saint Elias is one of the most dramatic mountains in North America. Its summit reaches 18,008 feet (5,489 meters) along the international boundary between the United States and Canada, making it the second-highest mountain in both countries. Only Mount Logan …
Dec 14 2023
Mount Hunter | Begguya Rising in a maze of glaciers and towering granite walls just south of Denali, Mount Hunter is one of the most formidable mountains in the Alaska Range. At 14,573 feet (4,442 meters), it is the third-highest major summit in the range after Denali and Mount Foraker, yet its lower elevation does …
Dec 14 2023
Mount Lucania Deep within the vast icefields of southwestern Yukon, Mount Lucania rises as one of the great giants of the Saint Elias Mountains. At roughly 5,240 meters (17,190 feet), it is generally ranked as the third-highest mountain in Canada, behind Mount Logan and Mount Saint Elias. Despite its extraordinary height, Mount Lucania remains far …
Dec 14 2023
Mount Bona Deep in the glacier-covered wilderness of eastern Alaska, Mount Bona rises above the Saint Elias Mountains as one of the highest peaks in the United States—and the highest volcano in the country. Mount Bona reaches at least 16,500 feet (5,029 meters) according to modern U.S. topographic contours, although the historically quoted elevation of …
Dec 14 2023
Mount Blackburn Rising above a vast wilderness of glaciers in eastern Alaska, Mount Blackburn is the highest mountain in the Wrangell Mountains and one of the most imposing volcanic peaks in North America. Its summit reaches 16,390 feet (4,996 meters) within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, making it one of the highest major mountains …
Dec 14 2023
Denali (Mount McKinley) Rising above the immense wilderness of central Alaska, Denali is the highest mountain in North America and one of the most extraordinary peaks on Earth. Its summit reaches 20,310 feet (6,190.5 meters) above sea level, towering over the surrounding Alaska Range with a scale that is difficult to comprehend from elevation alone. …
Dec 04 2023
Rising abruptly above the rolling Piedmont east of Atlanta, Stone Mountain is one of Georgia’s most recognizable natural landmarks. Its broad summit reaches approximately 1,684 feet (513 meters) above sea level and rises nearly 700 feet above its key saddle, creating a massive exposed dome that can be seen from miles around. Stone Mountain is …
Dec 01 2023
Stretching across Alberta and British Columbia, the Canadian Rockies contain some of North America’s most spectacular mountain landscapes. Immense limestone walls rise above turquoise lakes, glaciers spill from high icefields, and dozens of summits exceed 11,000 feet (3,353 meters). Yet the Canadian Rockies do not contain Canada’s highest mountains. Those are found much farther northwest …
Nov 23 2023
North Maroon Peak Rising above Maroon Lake near Aspen, North Maroon Peak is one of Colorado’s most recognizable and challenging fourteeners. Together with neighboring Maroon Peak, it forms the famous Maroon Bells, whose reddish, sharply layered summits dominate one of the best-known mountain views in the Rocky Mountains. Modern LiDAR measurements place North Maroon Peak …
